Oklahoma! (1943) was the first musical play written by composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist/librettist Oscar Hammerstein II.
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"Oklahoma is nothing but vast wasteland; no place for black people... The Oklahoma Sooners and the Hornets are the only brothers in town."
"I'm a real Sooner, an Oklahoman born and bred, and I love every inch of my state, from the rocky, bleak oil country to the lush greenness and urban excitement of the other areas I know. And few people realize that it's among the top five states in natural water resources. Oklahoma is many kinds of places, and I loved every one of them."
"You can call me what you want to But Okie is okay with me."
"Going home to Oklahoma. Yes I am. Here's my train coming now I homeward bound. Yes, I'm going home today And I expect to stay."
"Met this lady in Oklahoma; put that pussy in a coma."
"Oh, howl away you wild coyote, I hear your sad, your lonesome song. It's calling me to Oklahoma Back to those hills where I belong."
"Let me hear a coyote howl, Or a lonesome hound dog bay. Back to the heart of those lonesome hills I'm gonna be some day. For Oklahoma I'm yearning."
"I'm gona settle down When I reach that city fair. I'm homeward bound And I Know I'll soom be there Where tall corn grows, And the black oil flows, In old O-K-L-A."
"I don't believe I ever saw an Oklahoman who wouldn't fight at the drop of a hat — and frequently drop the hat himself."
"I want to go back to Oklahoma. I'm happy there Living next to the soil."
"And now I'd like to settle down, In Oklahoma in my home town."
"But the sun in California Doen't shine one half as bright As the one Oklahoma, So I'm startin' back tonight."
"Oklahoma has just declared war against “furries” in the classroom. Oklahoma State Rep. Justin Humphrey recently introduced House Bill 3084, which prohibits furries from K-12 school campuses: “Students who purport to be an imaginary animal or animal species, or who engage in anthropomorphic behavior commonly referred to as furries at school shall not be allowed to participate in school curriculum or activities.” If students violate this rule, their parents will be asked to pick them up, and if they’re unavailable, “animal control services shall be contacted to remove the student.”"
"Oklahoma, where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain And the wavin' wheat, can sure smell sweet When the wind comes right behind the rain.Oklahoma, ev'ry night my honey lamb and I Sit alone and talk, and watch a hawk Makin' lazy circles in the sky.We know we belong to the land, And the land we belong to is grand! And when we say Yeeow! A-yip-i-o-e-ay! We're only sayin' You're doin' fine, Oklahoma!"
"Got my ticket in my hand Gonna cross a lot of sand. Oklahoma here I come!"
"Bought a round-trip ride today, Throwed the come-back part away. Oklahoma's dear to me."
"As governor, I represent all 4 million Oklahomans and they overwhelmingly support protecting life in the state of Oklahoma. We want Oklahoma to be the most pro-life state in the country. We want to outlaw abortion in the state of Oklahoma"